Cutting-machine for vegetables, &amp;c.



PATENTED JAN. 30, 1906.

A. W. THOMAS. GUTTINGMACHINE FOR VEGETABLES, se.

APPLICATION FILED sEPlxze, 1904-.

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PATBNTED JAN. 30, w96.

A. W. THOMAS. CUTTING MACHINE PGR VBG-ETABLES, 5w,

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 26. 1904.

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No. 810,998. pecication oi Letters Patent. Patented. Jan. 30, 1906.

Application filed September ZG, ll. Serial. llo. 225,9129.

To all whom it kmay cm1/nervt.- Beit known that l, ALBION W. Ttienne, acitizen ol the United States, residing at Rome, in the county oOneidaand @tate oli 5 New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in @Cuttinglvlaclunes` for Vegetables, 815e., of which thefollowing 'a specioaflion,r reference being had therein to theacoonipanying dra-Wings.' ro My invention relates to an improvedcutting-machinefor cutting pumpkins and such vegetables 5 and l declarethat the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact descriptionthereof suihcient to enable one skilled in the t5 art to make and usethe same, reference being `had to the accompanying drawings, in whichlike letters and numerals refer to like parts throughout. v

My invention illustrated inthe aecornn lo panyinv drawings. disclosesan' apparatus particu arly adapted forcutting pumpkins to suitablepieces for canning, although it .is applicable to other uses; anditconsistsfin lthe construction and arrangement ofthe sevhereindisclosed, ineluding various features Whichwill be particularly pointedout below. i.

inthe drawings Figure l is a longitudinal. sectional 'view withoperating in ,so 4one position, While Fig: is a similar view With theparte in a different position. ldigs. "3 and e aredetails incrosssection.l llig. 5 is a plan view with the part/sin substantially.the saine position-as in Fig. l. Fig. o is an end View. lFigs. 7', 8,and 9 are horizontal yvir-nrs in section ofthe end of the machine shownin Fig. 6,. and Figs. vl() and ll are detail views. y Referring tothe-figures more in detail, A ac 'represents a horizontal frame(supported by legs B. On the frame is a horizontal box C, in which playsto and' fro aplunger D on guides D4 the lower face of the plunger beingsubstantially against thebottorn oi the box 4.5 C. Across lthe outer endof the box are the stationarycutting-blades C',- Which are illusi tratedas crossing each other at right angles, lligj, so that material forcedtherethrough is outl in" squares, though, of course, the arol? theknives may be as desired. 8 and 9 the knives are shown as ara somewhatdifferent manner, as is the purposel of which is to make p In Figs.rangedin clearly seen,

the cutting easier, as though by a knife drawn through. the article, or,in other Words, distributing the work ol the machine over the period ofits operation instead of having it all done at once, as when the knivesare torino-d transversely across the end of the bon.. The oorrespondingend oi the plunger has the grooves d, lorrnedlor the cutting abutment orknives C when. the plunger is tlnust to the end ot the box. lt will beobserved, however, that these grooves have inwardly-converging sides,leaving the heads d of pyramldl outline, and that there is some spacebetween the cutting abutment or knife and the edge oi' the pyramidalhead, which is provided 'to give space for seedsand the like to lodge..above the horizontal box C is a hopper l, opening into the adjacent endyof the bon C. tween it and the ho l. Sliding between the box is a bladeF, which travels in grooves j, provided in the .upper edgeof the boxsides and which is :forced into cutting engagement with the stationtnTknife E in the operation of the machine and which in its to-and-l`romovement between the hopper and the box.

l represents a power-pulley, which is adj a cent to idle pulley l,seated on the shaft 2, whieh carries pinion 3. On the frame is nnimntedgear-wheel 4., With which pinion 3 engages. 5 isa pitinan extondinglroina wrist-pin nearrthe periphery oi the gear =l and pivotally connected tothe head of the plunger at 5Fl', so that the operation of the gearthrusts the plunger to and iro in the boX.

lt is desired that the cutting-blade F shall not have the same movementto and 'fro as the plunger, but shall precede it, so as to cut olf ,thesupply from the hopper before the plunger reaches the stationary knivesC To accomplish. this, l provide the links 6 and 7,

- the former oi' which is pivotally mounted at 6 on the head of jth'ebladeand one end of link 7 being pivotally `mounted at 71% on thetrarne, the links being pivotally connected at their other endsl at 7*.These links are so constructed and arranged ,thatthey are operated bythe gear 4, which. has mounted thereon a suitable pin for enoagingtheedge of link 7 ln this instance l drow this means as comprising`set-screw 8, with sleeve or eolp per is a stationary blade and thehopper Transversely of the box and becloses ,and opens the connectionIOO @edge of the plunger enga es when it is in a groove which receivesthe lower edge of l plunger-head on itsreturn. It is sometimesdesired-to interrupt thel ffeed While the 30 blade F across the bottomof t e hopper at the will of the operator, which is done by the therevolution of the gear 4 and through the A link thrusts the blade `F tothe end of the box before the revolution of the gear 4 has forced theplunger to its farthest limit. The bladeF is retracted With the plunger.This is accom lished by means of the angular bar 9, pivota ly mounted,as at 6?, to the head of the blade and having a notch 9a, in which theretracted and carries the b ade with it. Tb lift this bar 9, so that theblade F can move oppositely without hindrance therefrom, provide on bar5 an arm 5",which terminates the bar 9, which is formed to ride therein,3, as the two play on each other. When the-pitman-head 8comes'slightl),T above the horizontal center, the arm 5*L lifts the arm9, so that lthe notch 9a clears the edge of the plunger; butv when thepitman-head comes to the oppositepoint of its travel the arm 9 islowered, so that its notch engages the lunger continues its work, whichI accomp ish by providin to leave the following means: l'Ois anoutwardly-projectngfinger ivotally mounted at l()a on the transverse ar11, pivotally mounted, adapt- -ednto be operated in this instance bygrooved wheel 12, adapted to carry a ropeas one means of operating theseparts to raise and lower theV outerend of the finger. 10. The outer endof bar 9 has an arm.13, slotted or forked at its upper end and in thisinstance having friction-collar 14. The outer end of the finger istapered, (or the finger may be so mounted as to accomplish the sameresult,) so that when the arm 9 reaches-it the tipof the finger comesunder the collar 14 and holds the arm 9 up, so that th'e notch 9aescapes the plunger inl its movement. p "c It willI be understood that Ide not limit myself'tothe particulars shown theipresent instance andthat various moiiiiicajions can be made without departing fronf' the yspirit and scope of my invention, intending herein to illustrate merelyone form of the Same.

. Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

" 1. In a machine of the character described, the combination with fixedknives, aplunger ger, means to advance the blade independent and in'advance of the plunger to cut ofi"- the feed of materiali to theplunger-,means @peratively connecting the blade and the plungerautomatically to retract said biade with 'the plunger, substantially asshown.

2.v In a machine of the character described, the combination with fixedknives, a plunger adapted to feed thereto, and mechanism for operatingthe plunger, of a'blade mounted to reciprocate in a plane parallel withthe plunger and separate therefrom, means to advance the blade ahead ofthe plunger to cut o# the feed of material to the plunger, means forconnecting the blade and the plunger during the back stroke and meansfor suspending the operation of said connecting-means whereby the blademay remain in position to cut off feed to the plunger, substantially asshown.

` 3. In a device of the character described, the combination ofl aplunger-boxA with a feed-opening thereto and a plunger operatingtherein, knives at the end of said plunger,- boX, a sliding knifetraversing the feedopening to the plunger-box, mechanism foroperatingthe plunger, independent means actuated by said mechanism tothrust the blade forward, and means normally connecting the blade to theplunger durin the back stroke together with means for isconnecting theblade from the several means which operate i it to and fro,substantially as shown.

4. In a 'device of the character described, the combination of a frame,a box, a hopper, a plunger, and a knife operating between the box andthe hopper to intercept material befed tothe said box, common means forreciprocating said blade and plunger through. separate members actuatedthereby, such members, and means forlsuspending the retracting operationof the member connected with the blade.

5. In a device 'of the character described, the combination of aplunger-box, knives arranged transversely of the plunger-box, a plunger,a feed-hopper, a sliding blade, mechanism to reciprocate the plunger,means opereratively connected with said mechanism to withdraw the blade,and means operative at will to prevent the back stroke of the blade withthe plunger, Esubstantially as shown.

6. In a device of, the character described, comprising a plunger-box, aplunger reciproirscating therein," means for reciprocating the plunger,va feed-hopper and ablade slidable in a plane parallel with the plunger,link members connected to the said blade so placed as to be actuated bythe plunger-operating mechanism to thrust the blade forward across thefeed-opening, alatch operative by gravity to connect the blade with theplunger on the back stroke of the latter, and means 'for engaging thesaid latch to prevent the back strore of the blade with the plunger.

7. In a device of the character described having a plunger, aplunger-box, a feed-hopvper and a'blade, means operative to reciprofigo'cate the plunger,nieans'operative to give the I In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature blade a forvlvlari1 strke by contact ofthe said inpresence of two witnesses. means wit t e un er actuara" arts meansautomatiseJ 1y gperative tlfrnlgcomect, ALBION W' THOMAS 5 thebladetothe .plunger on the back stroke,` Witnesses:

and means for suspendingv theoperatingmf FRANK Z. JONES, said lettermeans. l SADIE M. PAYNE;

